On March 5, 2022, the official microblog of the Xinhua News Agency (Xinhua / 新华通讯社) featured Wang Fang (王方), a national delegate attending the 5th Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC / 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会). While state media painted her as an approachable “caring big sister” (知心大姐) representing rank-and-file soldiers, official reports from state media outlets reveal her real identity: an active-duty officer managing C4ISR command networks within the joint warfare architecture of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA / 中国人民解放军).
The deployment of active-duty military operators as legislative delegates undermines the principle of separation of powers, showing how Beijing integrates armed force projection with state governance under direct command of the Central Military Commission (CMC / 中国共产党中央军事委员会).
PRE-2016 STRUCTURAL LINEAGE
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| Legacy Beijing Military Region (原北京军区) |
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| PLA Unit 66736 (中国人民解放军66736部队) |
| Political Instructor, 2nd Battalion (二营政治教导员) |
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| 2015-2016 Military Reform Transfer
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POST-2016 OPERATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
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| Central Theater Command (中国人民解放军中部战区) |
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| Joint Operations Command Center (JOCC) Support Force |
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| Deputy Commander (副队长) Wang Fang (June 2020) |
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| Tactical Signal & Network Operations| | National Assembly Mandate |
| - Machine Room C4ISR Assaults | | - 12th & 13th NPC Delegate |
| - SCO & Parade Signal Assurance | | - 61 Legislative Proposals |
| - 30+ Zero-Error Operations | | - Direct Military Class Interests |
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| WANG FANG: CHRONOLOGICAL PROFILE & TIMELINE |
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| DATE / YEAR | ASSIGNMENT & INSTITUTIONAL STEP | DOCUMENTED OPERATIONAL & LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS |
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| Pre-2013 | Instructor, 2nd Batt., PLA Unit 66736 | Commended as top instructor under Beijing Military Region|
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| March 2013 | Installed into 12th National Assembly | Appointed as PLA Delegate; submitted initial motions |
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| 2016 | Transferred to Central Theater Command | Led 8-day server room technical operation for JOCC |
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| March 2018 | Re-installed into 13th National Assembly | Promoted military veneration and legal protection laws |
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| June 2020 | Deputy Commander, JOCC Support Force | Assumed operational command over C4ISR signal networks |
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| March 7, 2021 | *PLA Daily* Profile Published | Confirmed 30+ major command operations & 8 proposals |
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| March 5–7, 2022 | Featured on *Xinhua* & *PLA Daily* | Confirmed cumulative total of 61 military motions |
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Chronological Unit Transfer and Operational Career
The operational assignments of Wang Fang trace the structural evolution of the armed forces during the 2015–2016 military reforms:
Pre-2016 (Unit 66736, Beijing Military Region): Wang served as Political Instructor for the 2nd Battalion of PLA Unit 66736 (中国人民解放军66736部队二营政治教导员) under the legacy Beijing Military Region (原北京军区). During this tenure, she was commended as a top political instructor across the armed forces and installed as a delegate to both the 12th National People’s Congress (全国人民代表大会) and the 13th Assembly.
2016 (Re-subordination to Central Theater Command): Unit 66736’s 2nd Battalion was transferred to the Central Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (中国人民解放军中部战区) in 2016. To meet the requirements of the new theater command architecture, Wang led her battalion through technical testing in signal machine rooms, resolving channel blockages and video feed disruptions. By 2017, her unit executed signal support for major military parades and joint exercises, earning recognition from the Central Theater Command Party Committee as an exemplary frontline party branch.
June 2020 (Promotion to Joint Operations Command Center): In June 2020, Wang was appointed Deputy Commander of a Support Force under the PLA Central Theater Command Joint Operations Command Center (中国人民解放军中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长). Over her career, she oversaw network communications for over 30 major operations, including the 90th PLA Anniversary Parade and SCO joint exercises.
March 2022 (Parliamentary Proceedings): across her 10-year tenure as an NPC delegate, Wang submitted or co-signed 61 parliamentary proposals, advocating for veteran placement reforms and legal protections for PLA active-duty personnel.
Wang Fang, Deputy Commander of a Support Force under the PLA Central Theater Command Joint Operations Command Center and Political Instructor for the 2nd Battalion of PLA Unit 66736.中国人民解放军66736部队二营政治教导员、中国人民解放军中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长王方
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| CHRONOLOGICAL OPERATIONAL & LEGISLATIVE TIMELINE |
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| TIMELINE | INSTITUTIONAL ASSIGNMENT | OPERATIONAL & PARLIAMENTARY MANDATES |
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| Pre-2016 | Instructor, 2nd Batt., PLA Unit 66736 | Commended by Beijing Military Region; installed in 12th |
| | (原北京军区66736部队二营政治教导员) | National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会). |
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| 2016 | Re-subordinated to Central Theater | Led 2nd Battalion technical team through 8-day machine |
| | Command (中国人民解放军中部战区) | room overhaul to clear joint command communications. |
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| 2017 | Signal Support Lead, Unit 66736 | Managed communications for major military parades; unit |
| | | awarded "Advanced Party Branch" by Theater Command. |
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| September 2018 | Profile Published by CFPA | Confirmed 38+ legislative proposals submitted across |
| | (中国女摄影家协会) | the 12th and 13th Assemblies. |
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| June 2020 | Deputy Commander, JOCC Support Force | Assumed command over C4ISR network operations at Central |
| | (中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长) | Theater Command Joint Operations Command Center. |
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| March 7, 2021 | Profiled by *Liberation Army Daily* | Confirmed 30+ major military operations completed with |
| | (*Jiefangjun Bao* / 解放军报) | zero errors; submitted 8 parliamentary proposals. |
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| March 5–7, 2022 | Featured by *Xinhua* & *PLA Daily* | Addressed NPC "Delegate Corridor"; confirmed lifetime |
| | (新华社 / 解放军报) | total of 61 parliamentary proposals submitted. |
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Systemic Implications: Destroying the Separation of Powers
The career path of Wang Fang demonstrates how active-duty officers operate within China’s legislative system:
Constitutional Incompatibility: In democratic systems governed by the separation of powers, active-duty military officers are barred from sitting in parliament to prevent the armed forces from influencing legislation or controlling civilian budgets. In contrast, the Central Military Commission maintains a dedicated delegation of over 200 active-duty officers inside the National People’s Congress.
Legislative Proposals as Military Class Interests: Rather than serving as civilian representatives, active-duty delegates utilize their parliamentary seats to expand military privileges. Wang’s 61 proposals focused on securing statutory benefits, preferential treatment for military families, and military welfare programs.
Camouflaging C4ISR Technocrats: State media narratives from the Xinhua News Agency obscure technical military roles behind domestic human-interest stories. While presented as a “caring instructor,” Wang manages joint operational networks for the theater command responsible for capital defense.
Analyzing China’s parliamentary assembly requires looking beyond official state media profiles. Delegates like Wang Fang are active-duty commanders executing orders issued by the Central Military Commission.
Unmasking Unit 66736 and the JOCC Support Architecture
Official state media profiles (such as PLA Daily and Xinhua News Agency) periodically attempt to sanitize Wang’s background as that of a “nurturing female political instructor” (知心大姐). However, technical details embedded across military press releases reveal her real operational focus:
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| WANG FANG: OPERATIONAL & LEGISLATIVE PROFILE |
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| DOMAIN | DOCUMENTED MILITARY CAPABILITIES & DATA |
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| Primary Operational Assignment | Deputy Commander, Support Force of the Central Theater Command Joint Operations |
| | Command Center (JOCC); Political Instructor, 2nd Battalion, PLA Unit 66736. |
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| Core Technical Expertise | Signal communications, combat command network integration, and cyber infrastructure|
| | support ("treating the server machine room as a battlefield"). |
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| Major Operational Exercises | Lead signal technician/officer for 30+ major military operations, including the |
| | 90th PLA Anniversary Parade, 70th National Day Parade, and SCO joint exercises. |
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| Legislative Post & Mandates | Delegate to the 12th & 13th National Assemblies (PLA & PAP Delegation); submitted |
| | 61+ motions focusing on veteran benefits, military status, and service entitlements.|
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Institutional Lineage and Structural Transfer of PLA Unit 66736
The continued active existence of PLA Unit 66736 (66736部队) reveals how the Central Military Commission (CMC) reorganized its critical communications and C4ISR assets during the sweeping 2015–2016 military overhaul rather than disbanding them. Prior to the structural reforms, Unit 66736 operated as a specialized signal and command support unit under the legacy Beijing Military Region (原北京军区), serving the strategic operational needs of the northern capital defense zone. Following the dissolution of the traditional military regions and the creation of joint theater commands, Unit 66736 was formally transferred and re-subordinated under the Central Theater Command (中部战区).
Lethal Experimental Protocols: How Military Medical Personnel in PLA Unit 66736 Risk Patient Safety in Heart Failure Clinical Trials
A medical study published in the Journal of Clinical Hematology (临床血液学杂志, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2022) exposes critical flaws in clinical trial execution, patient safety protocols, and medical ethics involving military medical personnel from PLA Unit 66736.
Co-authored by Niu Peina (牛佩娜) from the General Practice of the Medical Station under the Service Support Battalion of PLA Unit 66736 (中国人民解放军66736部队勤务保障营卫生队全科), the study evaluates the efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) combined with iron supplements in treating chronic heart failure accompanied by anemia.
However, an analysis of the protocol reveals that the experimental process lacks standard safety controls, exposing vulnerable heart failure patients to life-threatening clinical hazards.
Critical Safety Flaws Threatening Patient Lives
A. Absence of Hemoglobin (Hb) Upper Threshold Limits (Risk of Thrombosis & Stroke)
The Protocol: The study set an entry criterion for hemoglobin ($60\text{ g/L} \le \text{Hb} \le 110\text{ g/L}$), but failed to establish any safety ceiling, protocol for dosage reduction, or withdrawal criteria during the 8-week course of rhEPO administration (2000 U twice weekly).
The Lethal Hazard: rhEPO stimulates rapid red blood cell production. International clinical consensus (including major trials such as TREAT and RED-HF) confirms that raising Hb targets unchecked in heart failure patients causes blood hyperviscosity. This dramatically increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and ischemic stroke.
B. Failure to Monitor Blood Pressure (Risk of Acute Heart Failure & Pulmonary Edema)
The Clinical Fact: Induction or worsening of hypertension is one of the most severe adverse effects of rhEPO therapy.
The Protocol: The trial protocol completely omitted blood pressure monitoring and control measures. For patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III–IV severe heart failure, sudden spikes in blood pressure increase left ventricular afterload, directly triggering acute pulmonary edema, acute left heart failure, or cardiogenic shock.
C. Incomplete Exclusion Criteria
The trial excluded malignant tumors and severe infections, but omitted uncontrolled hypertension and pre-existing hypercoagulable states/thrombosis history from its exclusion criteria, putting high-risk heart failure patients at direct risk of sudden cardiac death.
Methodological Failures and Institutional Negligence
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| METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL FLAWS IN PLA UNIT 66736 STUDY |
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| CATEGORY | DETAILED PROTOCOL DEFECT |
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| Blind Iron Therapy | Oral ferrous sulfate administered to all patients without evaluating initial |
| | iron stores (SF/TSAT), risking iron overload and myocardial toxicity. |
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| Discrepant Metrics | Method section specifies AST testing; Observation section switches to ALT. |
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| Omission of Routine | Required blood tests monitored myocardial enzymes rather than continuous |
| Blood Follow-ups | complete blood counts (Hb/Hct) needed to safely gauge EPO response. |
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| Lack of IRB Oversight| Article claims patient consent but omits Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
| | approval details and ethics committee registration numbers. |
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The publication of this flawed trial highlights systemic issues within military medical research units operating under PLA Unit 66736:
Disregard for Clinical Trial Standards: Conducting human trials without standard safeguards (such as Hb thresholds or BP monitoring) breaches international medical ethics (Declaration of Helsinki).
Institutional Vulnerability: The participation of the Medical Station of PLA Unit 66736’s Service Support Battalion indicates that frontline military medical staff are publishing clinical interventions that fail basic safety auditing.
Legislative Protection for Unregulated Conduct: The Institutional Paradox of Military Delegates in the National People’s Congress
The lethal protocol flaws and ethical oversights identified in clinical trials involving PLA Unit 66736 illuminate a broader governance issue: the absence of independent civil legal accountability for military personnel. When active-duty officers like Wang Fang (王方)—a national delegate to the National People’s Congress (NPC / 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会) representing the Central Theater Command Joint Operations Command Center (JOCC / 中报战区联合作战指挥中心)—submit legislative proposals to “enhance legal protection for active-duty personnel,” the core objective is to expand immunity and statutory privileges for military entities rather than enforce external oversight. In practice, this legislative protection creates a legal shield for military research units, frontline battalion medical teams, and commanders, insulating them from civil malpractice litigation, patient safety audits, or external regulatory scrutiny when human trials put civilian or service member lives at risk.
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| THE FUSED SYSTEM: ABSENCE OF JUDICIAL SEPARATION |
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| MILITARY DELEGATES IN THE ASSEMBLY (e.g., Wang Fang, JOCC Support Force / PLA Unit 66736) |
| - Active-duty officers controlled by Central Military Commission |
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| LEGISLATIVE / LEADER SELECTION | | OVERSIGHT & REPORTING REVIEWS |
| - Vote on Presidents of Supreme | | - Review work reports of Supreme |
| Court & Prosecutor-Gen.| | Court & Procuratorate |
| - Inspect local Procuratorates | | - Receive reports from Prosecutor-|
| and judicial institutions | | Generals during NPC sessions |
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| RESULT: STRUCTURAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST |
| Judicial authorities cannot investigate military violations (e.g., medical ethics, protocol hazards) |
| because military operators serve as their parliamentary supervisors and political evaluators. |
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Structural Conflict: Active-Duty Commanders Supervising Civil Judicial Authorities
The participation of active-duty military delegates in reviewing state judicial organs destroys the foundation of institutional checks and balances:
Supervising the Prosecutors: Active-duty delegates sit in judgment of the Supreme Procuratorate (SPP / 最高人民检察院) and local procuratorates. They formally inspect prosecutorial offices, deliberate on annual judicial work reports, and receive direct debriefs from Prosecutor-Generals.
Selecting Judicial Leadership: Active-duty officers cast parliamentary votes to approve or confirm the leadership of the Supreme Court (SPC / 最高人民法院) and the SPP.
Institutional Imbalance: Because civil judges and prosecutors are politically subject to confirmation and oversight by the very military commanders they might otherwise investigate, civilian courts lack the legal authority or institutional jurisdiction to hold units like PLA Unit 66736 accountable for experimental negligence, ethical violations, or hazardous medical research.
中共中央军事委员会领导的中共现役军人枪杆子第十二届、第十三届全国人大代表王方是中国人民解放军66736部队二营政治教导员、中国人民解放军中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长，先后立二等功2次，三等功3次，被全军表彰为优秀“四会”政治教育教员，被原北京军区表彰为“十大青年标兵”、“优秀基层干部标兵”、“政治指导员标兵”。
根据中共军网2018年报道，2016年中国人民解放军66736部队二营(王方所在营)转隶到中国人民解放军中部战区后，王方带领中国人民解放军66736部队二营通过探索训练，已经能够胜任新体制编制下的通信保障需求，2017年王方带队圆满完成阅兵、演习等大项活动的通信保障任务，中国人民解放军66736部队二营党委被中国人民解放军中部战区表彰为“先进基层党组织”，个人被表彰为全军“四会”优秀政治教员。
根据中共PLA媒体2021年报道， 2020年6月开始担任中国人民解放军中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长。
全军优秀“四会”政治教员——王方
王方，中国人民解放军66736部队二营政治教导员。先后荣立二等功2次，三等功3次，被全军表彰为优秀“四会”政治教育教员，被原北京军区表彰为“十大青年标兵”、“优秀基层干部标兵”、“政治指导员标兵”，连续当选十二届、十三届全国人大代表，历任中国妇女十一次全国代表大会代表、十二届全国青联委员。
“2016年，王方所在营转隶到战区后，由于编制体制、保障单位、用户信息变了，…随后，王方带领官兵从零开始当起了“小学生”，全营官兵通过刻苦探索训练，已经能够胜任新体制编制下的通信保障需求。去年，王方带队圆满完成阅兵、演习等大项活动的通信保障任务，营党委被中部战区表彰为“先进基层党组织”，个人被表彰为全军“四会”优秀政治教员”
“视机房如战场、视值勤如打仗、视畅通如生命。”2016年，王方所在单位转隶到中部战区。…2020年6月，王方到中部战区某保障队任副队长。
在3月5日的十三届全国人大五次会议首场“代表通道”上，全国人大代表、中部战区联合作战指挥中心某保障队副队长王方讲述了强军兴军征程上，那些信念如山、意志如铁的故事。